Door hinge



Jan. 19, 1937. s. KLUTE 2,068,548

DOOR HINGE Filed March 28, 1934 INVENTOR. Jd/WZ/Z/ /f/z/fz. a ,1

ATTORNEY.

Patented Jan. 19, 1937.,

UNITED STAES ATE? OFFICE DOOR HINGE South Bend, Ind.

Application March 28, 1934, Serial No. 717,791

3 Claims.

The invention relates to door hinges, and particularly to a hinge forthe door of a cooking stove or range.

The primary object of the invention is to pro- 5 vide a hinge of thischaracter in which bolts,

rivets and other like securing means are eliminated, whereby a door maybe hung or removed Without the danger of cracking enameled faces thereofor of a door frame which commonly .10 attends the application andremoval of such securing means to and from enameled members.

A further object is to provide a hinge of this character which iscompletely hidden from view when the door is closed.

:15 A further object is to provide a hinge of this character which maybe assembled and disassembled for the hanging and removal of a doorwithout the use of tools.

A further object is to provide a door hinge so 20 located andconstructed that the door may form the corner member of a door mountingelement.

A further object is to provide a device of this character wherein oneend of a door is pivoted on a fixed member and the other end of the 25door is pivoted on a movable member which is locked in operativeposition by means carried by the door.

With the above and other objects in View, the invention resides in thecombination and ar- 30 'rangement of parts as hereinafter set forth,shown in the drawing, described and claimed, it being understood thatchanges in the precise embodiment of the invention may be made withinthe scope of what is claimed without departing 35 from the spirit of theinvention.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a stove whose doors are hung on myimproved hinges.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the door frame 40 member of the stove.

Figure 3 is a rear perspective view of the door.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view taken on line 4-4 ofFigure 3 and illustrating the hinge construction.

45 Figure 5 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view of the door andhinge.

Figure 6 is an enlarged transverse sectional view of a stile of the doorframe taken on line 66 of Figure 2.

50 Referring to the drawing, which illustrates the preferred embodimentof the invention, the numeral l designates a stove comprising a top H, abase l2, a side panel [3, and a front panel 14 which includes doorframes IS. The door 5 frames l5, as best illustrated in Figure 2comprise upper and lower rails l6 which lie flush with front panel [4,each of which rails l6 carries an inwardly directed horizontal flangeIT. The stiles l8 of the door frame are rearwardly offset from rails l6,and one thereof, as illustrated 5 in Figure 6, is provided with arearwardly curved or concave portion I9 adjacent its outer edge andextending longitudinally thereof. A vertical rearwardly directed flange20 is carried by the door frame at one side thereof to lie flush withthe 10 side panel l3 of the stove. An upwardly extending stud 2i isfixedly carried by the lower horizontal flange ll of the frame inforwardly spaced relation to the curved portion IQ of stile [8 of saidframe, and spaced from the end of and the front edge of said flange ll.In axial alignment with said stud 2|, a bearing aperture is formed inthe upper horizontal flange l1.

Doors 22 are mounted in the door frames l5. and said doors each carry arearwardly directed flange 23 at one side thereof, whereby the door andflange serve to form the corner of the stove between upper and lowerstiles l6 of the door frame, said flange 23 lying flush with flange 20of the door frame and with side panel l3 when the door is closed. Aninwardly directed flange 24 extends in spaced relation to the edges ofthe door, and is preferably formed integrally with the door and flange23. An enlargement or boss 25 is formed at the rear side of the door atthe corner formed by the lower flange 24 and flange 23, and this bosshas a suitable vertical bore or bearing formed therein for the receptionof the stud 2i fixedly carried by the door frame, the upper end of saidbearing resting upon the end of said stud to properly position the doorin the door frame with respect to the rails l6 and also to properlyposition the lower end thereof with respect to the frame stiles 18.Another enlargement or boss 26 is formed at the rear side of the door invertical alignment with boss 25 at the corner formed by upper flange 24and flange 23, and this boss 26 has a bore or bearing formed therein toextend therethrough in axial alignment with the bearing formed in boss25. In downwardly and laterally spaced relation to boss 26, a socketmember or support 21 is fixedly carried by door 22 at the rear sidethereof, said socket member 21 having an upwardly extending arm 28positioned in spaced relation to the door.

In the application or hanging of the door in the door frame, the boss 25is mounted on the stud 2| in operative relation thereto, and a. pin 29is then passed upwardly through the bore in the boss 26 and through theaperture in the upper flange of the door frame which is aligned withstud 2!. The stud 2i and pin 29 thus form aligned hinge pintles aboutwhich the door may pivot. At its lower end, the pin 29 carries aperpendicularly extending portion 30, and this portion is positionedparallel to the door and inserted between the arm 28 of support 21 andthe door to be positioned and supported in operative relation by saidsupport. To remove the door, the pin 29 is raised until the portion 33thereof clears the upper end of arm 28 of support 27, whereupon the pinis turned to space portion 38 thereof from said support 27 and is thenlowered for removal from the registering apertures in the door frameflange i1 and boss 26. The door may then be lifted 01f of stud 2i andout of the door frame.

In the case of the door 3| of the stove which pivots about its lowerhorizontal end, the same hinge arrangement may be employed, the positionof the pivot stud and pin and the openings or bearings for the receptionthereof merely being changed from the vertical to the horizontal toprovide a horizontal pivot axis.

It will be seen that, in the use of this construction, the pin 29 is theonly movable element of the structure, and that bolts and other securingmeans are entirely eliminated. Thus, in the mounting of the door and inits removal, the entire operation, insofar as it concerns theapplication or removal of parts, is done from the: rear side of thedoor; and consequently all possibility of damaging enameled faces of thedoor or its frame is entirely eliminated. Furthermore, the

operation can be performed without the use of' tools, since the pin29can be raised and lowered by the fingers. The hiding of the hinge bymounting it at the rear of the door, and the elimination of conventionalhinge plates, opens a new field of designs which may be applied to thestove, such as those resulting from elimination of the usual flush stileof a door frame conventionally required for the mounting of hingeplates, and the formation of the corner of the stove by the door itself.I

The curved portion l9 of stile l8 of the door frame accommodates themovement of door flange 23 in the opening and closing of the door. Thepositioning of the supporting socket or member 21 in laterally spacedrelation to the pivot portion or pivot axis of the pin 29 permits easyremoval of said pin from the door and frame apertures in which it isnormally mounted, while at the same time being effective for its normalfunction of supporting and locking the pin 29 in said door and frameapertures.

The invention having been set forth, what is claimed as new and usefulis:-

1. In a hinge construction for range doors, a door frame having an innerrearwardly extending off-set whose upper wall is provided with avertical aperture, a vertical hinge pin aligned with said aperture andcarried by the lower wall of said off-set, a door mounted in saidoff-set, upper and lower bosses carried by the inner side of said doorand each having a vertical aperture, said hinge pin fitting into theaperture of said lower boss, a second hinge pin fitting into theaperture of said upper boss and said frame aper ture, an angularlyextending arm carried by the lower end of said second pin, a bracketcarried by the inner side of said door spaced laterally of the pivotaxis of said door and below said upper boss for supporting said arm, andan upwardly extending finger carried by said bracket in spaced relationto said door for retaining said arm substantially parallel to andadjacent said door, said second pin being upwardly shiftable to releasesaid arm from said bracket and finger whereby said arm may be rotatedangularly of said door for movement spaced from said bracket uponsubsequent downward withdrawal of said second pin from its receivingapertures.

2. The combination with a door frame having a door opening, a dooradapted to close said opening, a pivotal connection between said doorand the lower part of said frame having a vertical axis, of means forpivoting said door to the upper part of said frame comprising a hingepin, a boss carried by said door, said boss and the adjacent frame parthaving aligned vertical apertures for receiving said pin, a memberprojecting laterally from the lower end of said pin, a support for saidprojecting member secured to said door below said boss and laterally ofsaid pin including a retainer spaced from said door for retaining saidprojecting member adjacent the face of said door, said pin beingupwardly shiftable to a position above said retainer whereby saidprojecting member may be swung away from said door for movement spacedfrom said bracket upon downward withdrawal of said pin from itsreceiving apertures.

3. A stove cabinet comprising a side panel, a front panel including adoor frame positioned at one end thereof, a vertical flange projectingrearwardly from the outer side of said frame and flush with said sidepanel to provide a cabinet corner, said frame having a rearwardlyoff-set portion interrupting said corner to provide a recess, saidoff-set having a door opening therein, a door mounted in said recessflush with said frame, an outer vertical rearwardly extending flangecarried by said door and flush with said frame flange to normallycomplement said interrupted cabinet corner, and means for pivoting saiddoor in said frame.

SAMUEL KLUI'E.

